Relocation design of oregon highway 203 through buffalo flats floodplain project

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $325,000 Project Grant to the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Foundation on August 27, 2021 to be completed by December 1, 2025. The grant is being provided under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act program (CFDA 15.517) to support the Relocation Design of Oregon Highway 203 Through Buffalo Flats Floodplain Project. Funds will support improving fish and wildlife habitat associated with water systems or supplies affected by Bureau of Reclamation projects through the design of relocating a portion of Oregon State Highway 203 out of the Buffalo Flats floodplain to reduce negative impacts on habitat during flood events. The sub-awardee, Grande Ronde Model Watershed Foundation, will utilize the funding to complete design work to relocate the segment of highway while enhancing floodplain and aquatic habitat connectivity in the process.